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McCain’s man in Ohio
Mike Madden
Rob Portman is a Bush loyalist from the key swing state, who's even served as a John Edwards stand-in. Could he end up as McCain's running mate?
McCain had private meeting with head of gay group
Alex Koppelman
John McCain and Patrick Sammon of the Log Cabin Republicans met recently, but McCain's campaign kept the event off his public schedule.
Zimbabwe’s descent into electoral terror
Jan Puhl, Toby Selander
Opposing the brutal dictator Robert Mugabe in the election deadlock here has become equivalent to a death sentence.
Citing Google, pornographer claims orgies are bigger than apple pie
Farhad Manjoo
Does the search engine prove group sex isn't so unusual?
A “fitting monument” for Dubya
Katharine Mieszkowski
San Franciscans may get a chance to vote to name their sewage treatment plant in honor of President Bush.
So was it a “pact,” or more of an informal agreement?
Catherine Price
Controversy continues to stir over the supposed "pregnancy pact" at Gloucester High School.
Lobbying for polar bear hunting
Katharine Mieszkowski
New protections for bruins threaten furry rugs.
Is local food really miles better?
Roberta Kwok
Many of us now count "food miles." But local fruits and veggies may not be more carbon-friendly than produce at the supermarket.
Indie film is dying — unless it isn’t
Andrew O'Hehir
Yes, distributors are closing, films are tanking and insiders are muttering that doom is nigh. But the best filmmakers always survive.
McCain panders on immigration, again
Alex Koppelman
Once a moderate on the issue, John McCain needs to tack to the right to mollify his party's base, but also needs to hold on to Latino votes -- so he's tailoring his position to his audience.
Want the pill? It’ll cost ya.
Nathalie Gorman
The House drops an amendment for more affordable birth control for college students and lower-income women.
Why Clinton voters will come back to the fold
Walter Shapiro
Don't worry about those angry Hillary supporters who say they'll vote for McCain or stay home in November. History proves they'll vote for Obama.
The bad economics of rapid population growth
Andrew Leonard
Family planning can help lead a poor nation to prosperity, but you don't want to miss a crucial demographic window.
Bloomberg: “Let’s call those rumors what they are: Lies”
Alex Koppelman
Speaking to a Jewish group in Florida, the mayor of New York says lies about Barack Obama's religion should be rejected.
MoveOn closes its 527 for good
Alex Koppelman
The liberal group's 527 committee hadn't been operating for a few years, though it had remained legally open.
The 527 monster hiding under Obama’s bed
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama justified opting out of public financing in part by citing the specter of independent GOP attack groups, but the threat is overblown.
Should we go to the mall — or get pregnant?
Kate Harding
A group of Massachusetts teen girls make a pregnancy pact.
Obama calls two Muslim women to apologize
Alex Koppelman
The women, who had been barred by campaign volunteers from sitting behind the candidate because they were wearing head scarves, accept his apology.
Barack Obama is a Muslim, and other stories
Mike Madden
The Democratic nominee's campaign is working overtime to combat rumors -- yet misinformation is still running rampant across the Internet.
“Kit Kittredge: An American Girl”
Stephanie Zacharek
Yes, it's based on a doll. But this gentle-spirited movie makes the past come alive.
What color are Chinese South Africans?
Andrew Leonard
According to the country's High Court, they are now considered "black"
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama's response to Republicans' using 9/11 as a political weapon against him? Bring it on.
McCain on Iran: Bush all over again
Hooman Majd
An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary.
Maddin and Herzog: Brothers of the ice!
Andrew O'Hehir
It's frozen allegory week -- in summer! Guy Maddin reveals the sleepwalking sex secrets of Winnipeg; Werner Herzog chases psycho penguins in Antarctica.
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